Exploring the Architecture of Georgian Reading
Reading Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1QH
Reading has a rich and often overlooked legacy of Georgian architecture, from early C18 houses on Castle Street and London Street, to the Town Hall Assembly Rooms of 1785, to the Royal Berkshire Hospital and Eldon Square in the 1830s. The early C19 expansion was especially remarkable, seen in the striking terraces ringing the old medieval centre along King’s Road, Queen’s Road, London Road, Castle Hill, Russell Street, and others. This walk will encompass an architectural tour of Reading’s Georgian legacy, starting at the Town Hall and circling around to the east, south and back to the town centre (approximately 4km route).
Your Guide: Dr Stephen Gage is a lecturer and BSc Programme Director at University of Reading School of Architecture. He is an architectural historian specialising in the architectural, urban and landscape histories of C19 and early C20 Britain and America.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 13 September:
- 10.00 - 12.30
Location & directions
Reading Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1QH
- Directions:
- Meet outside the Town Hall at the Queen Victoria statue
- Contact on day:
- Stephen Gage
- Telephone number:
- +447551008816
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Please book through Eventbrite.
- Booking website:
- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-the-architecture-of-georgian-reading-tickets-1459653465809?aff=oddtdtcreator
Accessibility details
Please note this is a walking intensive tour; there will be frequent stops to discuss buildings but not many places to sit and no loos available. All locations will be exterior (no interiors on tour).
Additional information
Tour will finish at Holybrook House, Castle Street.
- Max no of people per tour:
- 15
- Est. tour duration:
- 2 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
